ONLINE EVENT | Latin America - Spain Railway Dialogues 'Rails towards a sustainable future''
CAF - development bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, in collaboration with Ingeniería y Economía del Transporte (INECO) and the Empresa de Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE), invites you to join the Railway Dialogues, a high-level event focused on the railway sector aimed at strengthening partnerships between Latin America and Spain. This meeting continues the dialogues held in Madrid in June 2023.
Event date:
November 13, 2024 - November 13, 2024
online
Under the title 'Rails Towards a Sustainable Future', this event aims to highlight the tremendous potential of rail as a mode of land transport capable of ensuring the mobility of large volumes of people and goods, boosting the economic, environmental, and social sustainability essential for the future. The Railway Dialogues will take place on November 13 and 14 at the La Moneda Cultural Center, gathering experts, government representatives, private companies, and financial institutions involved in the railway sector.
The first day is designed to foster knowledge sharing and inter-institutional collaboration, creating an ideal setting for learning from expert insights, discovering best practices, and building valuable connections within the railway industry. Authorities from countries such as Chile, Brazil, Panama, Uruguay, and Spain will participate.
The second day, organized by EFE as part of its 140th anniversary celebration, will address the challenges and opportunities in Chile's railway sector, including a panel that brings in international railway perspectives with contributions from experts, authorities, and key institutions in the field.
To mark this anniversary, the La Moneda Cultural Center will also host the exhibition 'The Train Runs Along the Line', which explores the present and future of railways in Chile.
This event wraps up a week of railway-related activities in Santiago, Chile. In the days leading up to it, the 60th Annual Assembly of the Latin American Railway Association (ALAF) and the Regional Assembly of the International Union of Railways (UIC) will take place.
Date: November 13 and 14
Time: 9:30 a.m. (Chile)*
*The event will be streamed on this microsite
Agenda
Day 1 - CAF, EFE, and INECO Day
November 13, 2024
Day 2 - 140th Anniversary Day EFE
November 14, 2024
- Christian Asinelli, Corporate Vice President of Strategic Programming at CAF – development bank of Latin America
- Sergio Vázquez, President of INECO
- Elena Curto, Climate Change and Energy Transition Manager, Ineco, Spain
- Tatiana Gatica, Environmental and Sustainability Manager, EFE, Chile
- Álvaro Simões da Conceição Neto, Director of Grants, ANTT, Brazil
- Jorge Enrique Ramírez, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Ministry of Transport, Colombia
- Héctor Varela, Transport Infrastructure Specialist at CAF (Moderator)
- Jose Solorza, General Manager, EFE
- Sonia Muñiz, Technical Advisor, INECO, Spain
- Luis Ceiter, Project Manager, Ministry of Transport and Public Works of Uruguay
- Fabián Ibarburu, Project Financier, General Manager of CAF-AM, Uruguay
- Fernando Nicolás Puiggarí, International Director, ADIF, Spain
- Jorge Guajardo, Logistics Manager, EFE Chile
- Manuel Arana, Director of Planning and Development, State Ports, Spain
- Inmaculada Gutiérrez, Director General of International Projects, Renfe, Spain
- Narciso Obando, National Railway Secretary, Panama
- Ainhoa Zubieta, General Director of International Business, INECO, Spain (Moderator)
- Sergio Vázquez, President of INECO
Welcome
Opening of Day 1
Session 1: Railway Resilience and Climate Adaptation: Building a Green Future for Latin America
Speakers:
Break
Spain's railway experience: a country's commitment to European integration
Latin America – Spain Dialogues: Uruguay Central Railway
Lunch
Spanish Railway Experience: A Commitment to National Development and European Integration
Session 2: Embracing Intermodality: Linking Paths for Efficient Railway Transport
Day Closing
Concert by the Chile Chamber Orchestra
Organizers
